Designer Brands General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | DBI

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Designer Brands

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
907 M	896 M	871 M	753 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
907 M	753 M	857 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Designer Brands

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
297 M	302 M	210 M	314 M	323 M	231 M	215 M	220 M	-	222 M	229 M	223 M	-	212 M	224 M	201 M	-	196 M	168 M	187 M	-	215 M	222 M	218 M	-	226 M	195 M	168 M	-	155 M	153 M	157 M	148 M	147 M	145 M	154 M	128 M	136 M	132 M	139 M	115 M	139 M	119 M	127 M	126 M	125 M	129 M	129 M	109 M	122 M	112 M	122 M	100 M	120 M	107 M	113 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
323 M	100 M	175 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Retail apparel industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Chico's FAS CHS	696 M	-	-	$ 910 M	USA
Boot Barn Holdings BOOT	478 M	$ 180.48	-2.96 %	$ 5.51 B	USA
Burlington Stores BURL	3.29 B	$ 285.52	-1.65 %	$ 18.5 B	USA
Naked Brand Group Limited NAKD	60.2 M	-	-4.78 %	$ 526 M	New-zealand
L Brands, Inc. LB	3.47 B	-	-0.19 %	$ 22.3 B	USA
Duluth Holdings DLTH	334 M	$ 2.08	-1.66 %	$ 68.5 M	USA
The Gap GPS	980 M	-	4.38 %	$ 9.08 B	USA
Lululemon Athletica LULU	3.4 B	$ 211.6	1.26 %	$ 26.8 B	Canada
Express EXPR	597 M	-	2.24 %	$ 155 M	USA
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. GIII	924 M	$ 29.63	-2.6 %	$ 1.36 B	USA
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF	750 M	$ 130.59	2.96 %	$ 6.64 B	USA
Genesco GCO	1.08 B	$ 24.17	-5.4 %	$ 272 M	USA
American Eagle Outfitters AEO	1.43 B	$ 26.89	2.01 %	$ 5.26 B	USA
Citi Trends CTRN	300 M	$ 41.5	3.31 %	$ 345 M	USA
Guess' GES	1.13 B	$ 16.75	0.06 %	$ 867 M	USA
J.Jill JILL	82.1 M	$ 14.15	-2.08 %	$ 212 M	USA
The TJX Companies TJX	10.9 B	$ 156.16	-0.55 %	$ 176 B	USA
The Buckle BKE	58.2 M	$ 53.84	-0.85 %	$ 2.69 B	USA
The Cato Corporation CATO	231 M	$ 3.04	-1.3 %	$ 58.5 M	USA
Carter's CRI	1.1 B	$ 31.61	-0.22 %	$ 1.12 B	USA
Urban Outfitters URBN	1.45 B	$ 76.35	-0.91 %	$ 7.08 B	USA
The Children's Place PLCE	406 M	$ 3.97	-1.49 %	$ 50.7 M	USA
Zumiez ZUMZ	346 M	$ 26.91	-1.23 %	$ 519 M	USA
Shoe Carnival SCVL	328 M	$ 17.6	-2.55 %	$ 479 M	USA
Takung Art Co., Ltd. TKAT	2.95 M	-	6.28 %	$ 4.96 M	Hong-kong
Tilly's TLYS	200 M	$ 1.8	-1.37 %	$ 54.1 M	USA